Isonitrile–nitrile rearrangement promoted by samarium(ii) iodide

Abstract

A samarium(II) iodide-promoted rearrangement of isonitriles to nitriles, which requires an α-alkoxycarbonyl group at the carbon atom bearing the isonitrile group, occurs under very mild conditions and contrasts with the thermal version of the rearrangement, which usually requires high temperature.

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